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Accenture previous placement papers - 6

1. A teacher can divide her class into groups into groups of 5,13 and 17. What is the smallest possible strength of the class? a.835b.940c.1105d.1220Answer: CExplanation:For smallest possible class strength, we consider LCM of the given numbers. So LCM (5, 13, 17) = 1105.

2. If QUESTION = DOMESTIC what will b code for RESPONSE ?1. OMESUCEM 2. OMESICSM 3. OMESICEM 4. OMESISCM Answer : 3Explanation:Q U E S T I O ND O M E S T I CWe can see in the word 'RESPONSE' only R and P are the letters whose code is not given, by having a look on options we can say code for R is O and code for P is S (because common in all options).Now we can easily code the word 'RESPONSE'as 'OMESICEM'.3. A box contains 90 bolts each of 100 gm and 100 bolts each of 150 gm. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is :A. 10 kg B. 10.5 kg C. 11 kg D. 11.5 kgE. None of the above Answer: BExplanation:Let the weight of Empty box be x90 × 0.100 + 100 × 0.150 + x = 35.5 Then x = 10.5 kg4. The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member?Answer: 40Explanation:Let the average of all 10 members 4 years ago was x. After 4 years, 10 members age increases by 10 × 4 = 40. But there is no change in the average as a person is replaced by an younger one. Which means, the younger one age is 40 years less than the old one.

5. If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by:a) 44%

6. When Raja was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Raja’s brother is 6 years older than Raja and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Raja’s sister when Raja was born?

Answer: 10 yearExplanation:Raja's brother 6 year old when Raja was born.His father's age = 32 + 6 = 38 year His mother's age = 35 yearHis sister age =35 – 25 = 10 years7. A man purchased a watch for Rs.400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the selling price. The selling price of the watch is:Answer: Explanation:Cost price = 400Gain% = 20%Gain = 400× $\dfrac{{20}}{{100}}$ = 80Cost price = 400 + 80 = 480 8.If 1111 = r2222 = t3333 = e4444 = n5555 = ?Answer:Explanation:1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4Four last letter is rSimilarly5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 i.e twenty so ans is Y.9. A new apartment complex purchased 60 toilets and 20 shower heads. If the price of a toilet is three times the price of a shower head, what percent of the total cost was the cost of all the shower heads?a) 9%b) 10%c) 11%d) 13%e) 15%

Answer:b

Explanation:Let the cost of shower head is x. Then the cost of the toilet = 3x.Total cost of 60 toilets and 20 shower heads = 60 × 3x + 20 × x = 200xSo shower heads cost as a percentage of total cost = $\dfrac{{20x }}{{20x}}$ × 100 = 10%10. Find the smallest number which leaves 22,35, 48 and 61 as remainders when divided by 26, 39, 52 and 65 respectively.Answer: 776